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I searched this thread and I couldn't find an answer to this question. I'm thinking about buying a new laptop in 2-8 months and I am going over the question: mac or pc?
If I decide to get a mac, is there a website or something that can give me info on what kind of software I may need to buy for the mac that is seen as "must haves?"
Does firefox work well on the mac (because I probably use that software app more than any other)? I can get Office through work I figure if macbooks don't come loaded with it.
How much of a pain is it to move pc files over to a mac?
are there accessories I need if I go the macbook route?
I've got a MacBook. I was playing around with iChat today, and now, even though I shut down all the programs that were using the iSight, the little green light next to it is still on. I shut down and restarted the computer, and the light is still on. How do I shut the camera off? The help menu was entirely unhelpful.
I've been using Firefox for over a year on a Mac, and I loves it.
They've got a whole section on moving from PC to Mac. I don't recall it being particularly painful when I did it.
How do you guys work cable management? Under my desk in the bedroom I have cables for the cable modem, my router, two PCs and their keyboards and other various peripherals.
I just got a Roomba (go dork me) and although I should have organised that crap a long time ago it's too chancy to leave that imbroglio where robotics can try and swallow it.
Cable management has come up as part of my project at work, and the solutions that made it to the final round were this strange sort of velcro (if you try and tug it apart laterally, like you were trying to expand from the inside, it's really strong. But it peels off itself very easily), open-sided plastic hooks, and this 'hanging basket' from Ikea. I'm not in love with the idea of screwing anything to my desk, but we'll see.
Do you guys manage your cables?
I put a pillow in front of the entertainment center so the Roomba can't get to those cables. Most of the computer-related ones are stuffed in-between the tower and my desk in such a way that the Roomba can't reach them either.
I have a plan involving Krazy Glue to secure the speaker wire in the living room (cheaper than buying a staple gun), but it will have to wait until I'm able to bend over again. (Currently we just move it out of the way by lifting it onto the step that's the dining area. But gluing it into the corner will make it both Roomba and toddler-proof.)
Do you have a scheduler one, Jess? I'm trying to work out if I can ever keep the place tidy enough to have it run without me starting it explicitly. At the site where I got it, it was cheaper than the one without a scheduler, so at least I don't feel like there was money wasted if I never make it.
Ran it twice in the living room, and it was way cool to empty the bin with all that fuzz that *I* hadn't had to vacuum myself. There is some lurve.
Do you have a scheduler one, Jess?
No, we just got the basic model. The way our apartment is laid out, there's no way for it to do any room except the living room without being physically picked up and moved there (because of the raised dining area / sunken living rom), so it didn't seem worth the extra expense.
Mine doesn't like my bathroom rug. Not a big deal, except I'll have to remember to shut that door (or put the infrared wall somewhere I won't knock it over).
Still, happy so far. I hope my allergies are too.
